Vince Lombardi Quotes

You have to wake up and you have to run if you want to survive.

There is no longer time for statements like 'if only' or 'we can't.' We must and we will succeed. The only question now is how and when. I believe the time is now.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk.

Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.

You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.

I will not wait upon events.

I am not afraid of saying something and going and pursuing it. That's it. I see it in my mind. I say it out loud. I go and do it.

Responsibility demands action, and dealing with the immediate threat must naturally be a top priority.

We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the conquest and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: None is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope!

Everything I want, I do it like it's the last thing.

A fire lit under my ass? Yeah, that's true. No time to waste.

There are going to be times when we can't wait for somebody. Now, you're either on the bus or off the bus.

Time to grow up. Time to stop bawling. Time to do SOMETHING. And that means, if I'm not sleeping, my nerd-herd isn't sleeping either-sun or no sun.

It is imperative that we should not only master them, but also act upon them, and act very definitely.

Never run from one such as me, female. You will no’ get away - and we like it.

If there isn't a good reason, go home. If there is, then do something ... loud, now, and memorable.

Beatrice," she says. "Beatrice, we have to run." She pulls my arm across her shoulders and hauls me to my feet. She is dressed like my mother and she looks like my mother, but she is holding a gun, and the determined look in her eyes is unfamiliar to me.

What do I do? (Jeff) Well, not to insult a man who looks like a rocket scientist in comparison to you, but…run, Forrest, run. (Rafael)

You can run I will chase you. You can hide I will find you. We're gonna fight and I'm gonna hurt you.

Sometimes it takes more courage to get up and run than to stay. You either just do it or you don't. I got so scared the first day in combat I just decided to go along with it.

You forgot my first lesson: don't hesitate.

Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision

When the gun shoots, you got to go.

Time is passing, ... We have to look at the reality of the situation and ... redouble our efforts and get on with it.